Games on May 3, 1970

The games of May 3, 1970

15 games were played on May 3, 1970, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 15-1 win over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 13-6, the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants. One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees 8-7 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-7, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the New York Yankees topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 8-1, the Washington Senators fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-1, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Washington Senators, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees, the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, and the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 2, 1970 and the next, May 4, 1970. The 1970 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.